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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -7.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MSU +333 / MICH -333
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +6 134 Won
Massey MICH -10.1 (+16.1) — —
Massey Totals — 138.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -6.1 (+12.1) 136.4 (-2.4) 24% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -6.1 (+12.1) 136.3 (-2.3) 32% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MICH -6.9 (+12.9) 136.9 (-2.9) 31% ✗
Baseline ML MICH -6.9 (+12.9) 134.3 (-0.3) 29% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 MICH 90 – 80 MSU
Jan 31, 2026 MICH 83 – 71 MSU
Mar 9, 2025 MSU 79 – 62 MICH
Feb 22, 2025 MSU 75 – 62 MICH
Feb 18, 2024 MSU 73 – 63 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU MICH
Overall 15-13 23-5
Conference 9-11 14-3
Home 12-3 13-1
Away 3-8 6-2
Neutral 0-2 4-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 75.8
Avg Pts Against 71.1 65.1
Massey 7.5 (#80) 20.0 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#47) 3.94 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#36) 4.88 (#3)
RPI 0.533 (#109) 0.643 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MICH
FG% 42.4% 49.1%
3PT% 32.2% 39.0%
REB / G 37.6 38.0
OREB / G 11.0 9.1
AST / TO 1.25 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 55.7%
TOV% 18.8% 17.3%
ORB% 30.6% 29.8%
FT Rate 22.4% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 44.0%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 15.0%
DRB% 73.9% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 18.2%

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